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Brexit

Happy Birthday Les Halles (& me)

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Aux Merveilleux!

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Henry Miller & Juicy Couture in Clichy

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  • A Gare Du Nord Facelift
    Paris

    A Gare Du Nord Facelift

    By admin / October 12, 2019

    A Gare du Nord facelift is already underway but this week saw the CNC Commission approve additional plans to extend Europe’s busiest station. Overturning a previous decision rejecting expansion, the ruling has got Parisians hot under the…

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    Henry Miller & Juicy Couture in Clichy. How sometimes there's no such thing as a free trip to Paris.
    Henry Miller & Juicy Couture in Clichy
    June 8, 2019
    Yvette Lundy & The Possum Escape Line
    Yvette Lundy & The Possum Escape Line
    November 10, 2019
    Le Heat is on for Paris Café Terraces
    Le Heat is on for Paris Café Terraces
    January 20, 2020
  • The French Cafe: An Endangered Species?
    French Cafe

    The French Cafe: Endangered Species?

    By admin / October 5, 2019

    Le cafe is in trouble. This week saw French president Emmanuel Macron stepping in with €150 million to rescue French cafe culture. La Parisien estimates that the number of cafes and bars in France has declined rapidly…

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    Aux Merveilleux du Fred
    Aux Merveilleux!
    November 16, 2019
    The E-Scooter Has Arrived
    The E-Scooter Has Arrived
    July 27, 2019
    Paris Street Art
    Paris Street Art
    October 26, 2019
  • Femicide in France
    France

    France & Femicide

    By admin / September 15, 2019

    France recorded its 100th case of femicide this year at the beginning of the month. With one of the highest rates of female murders perpetrated by partners, ex partners or male family members in Europe, it’s estimated…

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    Packing for Paris with only 2 days left at home. When I get around to packing, I'm the queen of the carry on and can turn a rucksack into a tardis.
    Packing for Paris
    June 23, 2019
    Could I really live in Paris?
    February 19, 2019
    Le Heat is on for Paris Café Terraces
    Le Heat is on for Paris Café Terraces
    January 20, 2020
  • Brexit
    Brexit

    Happy Birthday Les Halles (& me)

    By admin / September 7, 2019

    This week I’m sharing a birthday with Les Halles. Albeit from a distance. I’m back in the UK for work. My first few eventful days home have been punctuated by plans to suspend parliament for a month.…

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    Street Homeless in Paris
    Street Homeless in Paris
    August 7, 2019
    A Gare Du Nord Facelift
    A Gare Du Nord Facelift
    October 12, 2019
    Rue Ordener. The view from Le nord sud
    Rue Ordener
    June 1, 2019
  • The Wallace Fountains of Paris
    Paris

    The Wallace Fountains of Paris

    By admin / August 31, 2019

    Iconic emerald green, cast iron Wallace fountains are peppered around Parisian streets and parks. Designed and financed by an Englishman, a Francophile at that, these Neo Renaissance style fountains wear the name of Sir Richard Wallace. Way…

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    With it's nesting swallows, freeloading field mice and furry neighbours, could Owl Barn be a contender for Airbnb?
    Airbnb meet Owl Barn
    June 11, 2019
    Paris, at last. My new front door.
    Paris, at last
    July 6, 2019
    With the memory span of a goldfish and an aversion to school French, I'm learning to parlez Francais all over again.
    Learning French (again)
    June 13, 2019
  • Market Day On Rue Ordener
    Montmartre

    Early Morning Market on Rue Ordener

    By admin / August 24, 2019

    Stalls are setting up to a symphony of clanking, banging, rustling and the turning of trolley wheels. The twice weekly fermentation of noise and frenzied motion signals one thing, market day on Rue Ordener. Setting up for…

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    The Louvre & Nazi Looted Art
    The Louvre & Nazi Looted Art
    January 24, 2020
    The Bench, Montmartre
    The Bench
    August 10, 2019
    An Airbnb neophyte in Paris.
    Airbnb neophyte
    May 30, 2019
  • Place du Tertre
    Montmartre

    Place du Tertre

    By admin / August 21, 2019

    Place du Tertre. This small, unassuming square, is the aorta of historic Montmartre village. A tangle of narrow, winding, cobbled arteries, lead towards it’s centre. For decades the Place du Tertre has been synonymous with artists, writers,…

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    Market Day On Rue Ordener
    Early Morning Market on Rue Ordener
    August 24, 2019
    The Louvre & Nazi Looted Art
    The Louvre & Nazi Looted Art
    January 24, 2020
    Paris Opera on Strike
    Paris Opera on Strike
    December 28, 2019
  • La Belle Epoch & Anarchy
    French Anarchists

    La Belle Epoque & Anarchy

    By admin / August 17, 2019

    Two doors down from my apartment is the site of the world’s first recorded grand theft auto bank robbery at the Société Générale (and I wonder why people are afraid to go north of the Sacre Coeur). 1911…

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    Bastille Day
    Bastille Day
    July 17, 2019
    The E-Scooter Has Arrived
    The E-Scooter Has Arrived
    July 27, 2019
    Paris & A Heatwave that is "Too Much."
    Paris & A Heatwave that is “Too Much.”
    July 24, 2019
  • Paris Street Swindles, Scams & Cons
    Paris Scams

    Paris Scams, Swindles & Cons

    By admin / August 14, 2019

    Ah Paris. The wide, leafy boulevards. The street cafes illuminating the pavements late into the night. The couture (not really my thing, but I hear it’s très popular with some). The magic of that rose light, washing…

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    An Airbnb neophyte in Paris.
    Airbnb neophyte
    May 30, 2019
    Rue Ordener. The view from Le nord sud
    Rue Ordener
    June 1, 2019
    Yvette Lundy & The Possum Escape Line
    Yvette Lundy & The Possum Escape Line
    November 10, 2019
  • The Bench, Montmartre
    Montmartre

    The Bench

    By admin / August 10, 2019

    Floor to ceiling, my balcony windows frame the perfect view of a small, shaded corner of Serpollet Square. The Sacre Coeur flanks the park to the left, an assorted pile of higgledy piggledy flats and houses tumble…

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    Packing for Paris with only 2 days left at home. When I get around to packing, I'm the queen of the carry on and can turn a rucksack into a tardis.
    Packing for Paris
    June 23, 2019
    Paris Street Art
    Paris Street Art
    October 26, 2019
    Montmartre Kitchen Sink
    Montmartre Kitchen Sink
    July 31, 2019
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